Advocating for Leadership

Each year, our school selects and financially supports promising women faculty to attend national career development and leadership programs. Watch for email announcements soliciting candidates who would like to be considered for the following programs:

WIMHS featured in Week 1 of GWIMS Celebrating Women in Medicine Month

Recipient of 2016 Dean's Team Award for Inclusion Excellence

Women’s Careers in Biomedical Sciences (Research)This team’s work has developed best practices, contributed to a doubling of the % of women faculty in the health sciences, and positioned our Women in Medicine and Health Sciences (WIMHS) program as an American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) national leader. This research team successfully obtained one of only 14 National Institutes of Health (NIH) RO1 grants on women’s careers in biomedical sciences, and one of only four grants from the ACE/Sloan Foundation. In the past six years they published eight original research manuscripts (plus two more submitted papers) in high visibility journals, including an ‘innovation’ description of WIMHS.

WIMHS Professor Pin Event 2016

Women in Medicine and Health Sciences honored and recognized all female full professors of UC Davis schools of health with a special reception and panel discussion on June 13, 2016. Each woman professor received a custom lapel pin with the number corresponding to the order in which they became full professors engraved on the pin. - Women Professor Pin Program(PDF)

Message from the former Vice Chancellor and Dean

“This program is a terrific example of what we will be highlighting throughout our year of ‘Inclusion Excellence’. We now have many generations of women in medicine. Listening to all of our voices is like hearing an orchestra – with each of us contributing a different sound to create a beautiful symphony.”

Julie A. Freischlag, M.D.

Message from the Director

“By advancing women in the health sciences, we advance the excellence and diversity that is so vital to achieving our academic mission while fostering a satisfied work force and inclusive culture.”Amparo Villablanca, M.D.